After an evening of finishes and onerous fights, 4 extra fighters joined the UFC roster.
On Tuesday night time, the second episode of Contender Sequence occurred in Las Vegas on the UFC APEX and after 5 fights and three finishes, UFC CEO Dana White awarded contracts to Andreas Gustafsson, Rizvan Kuniev, Cortavious Romious, and Cody Haddon.
Gustafsson brutalizes Pytlik
Andreas Gustafsson mentioned he was going to return and channel the Viking spirit and he did simply that, ending Pat Pytlik with brutal knees and punches within the second spherical.
Gustafsson set a robust tempo proper from the beginning, pressuring ahead relentlessly and dealing Pytlik over within the clinch and with takedowns. Pytlik proved recreation for some time however within the second spherical, Gustafsson grabbed a clinch and landed some monster knees to Pytlik’s head, sending him crashing to the canvas and incomes Gustafsson a contract with the UFC.
Kuniev stops Cunha on the buzzer
After failing to get signed regardless of a win in his first Contender Sequence try, Rizvan Kuniev made essentially the most of his second probability, stopping Hugo Cunha within the first spherical and incomes a UFC contract within the course of.
Maybe greatest recognized for beating Renan Ferreira in PFL earlier than that was consequence was overturned attributable to a failed drug take a look at, Kuniev has been out of motion for a yr serving his suspension. He clearly used that point to enhance although as he turned up the stress on Cunha on the finish of the primary spherical, touchdown a knee to the physique and an elbow that crumpled the Brazilian, pounding away with photographs to attain the stoppage one second earlier than the spherical ended.
Romious outworks Imperato
Cortavious Romious fell quick in his first foray to Contender Sequence, getting knocked out in 29 seconds by Ramon Tavares in season 7, however he made essentially the most of his second probability, choosing up a dominant choice win over Michael Imperato of their bantamweight contest and a UFC contract.
Romious managed a lot of the motion together with his aggressive boxing on the ft and sneaky grappling on the ground. Imperato might by no means get going as Romious was merely an excessive amount of for him in all phases. Afterward, Dana White had some robust phrases for Romious’s selections, however nonetheless awarded him a contract, calling him “probably the most gifted athletes I’ve ever seen.”
Finney grinds down Rowston
On season 7 of Contender Sequence, Torrez Finney scored a submission victory that wasn’t adequate to earn him a contract. This time he needed to accept a choice over Cam Rowston, however nonetheless no contract.
Displaying his trademark energy and wrestling, Finney overwhelmed Rowston with grappling, repeatedly delivering huge slams and energy punches. Rowston hung robust although and proved tough sufficient on the ground that Finney was unable to do greater than grind his option to a transparent choice win. Afterward, he did his greatest to promote Dana White on a contract with some strong mic work however White was unimpressed, telling Finney he would get dominated within the UFC. White then informed Finney to exit and get some extra expertise and are available again.
Haddon submits Model
A teammate (and former opponent) of Steve Erceg, Cody Haddon got here in with some hype as a 25-year-old prospect and the Australian fighter delivered, submitting Billy Model within the first spherical to safe a UFC contract.
Haddon showcased crisp boxing abilities early, routinely touchdown combos earlier than in the end dropped Model with a left hook. The BJJ black belt then adopted him to the bottom, took the again, and after some work, locked within the battle ending choke. On the finish of the night time, Dana White didn’t even delay in awarding Haddon his contract, praising the Aussie for his abilities and future.
Try the DWCS outcomes under.
Andreas Gustafsson def. Pat Pytlik by way of TKO (knees) — Spherical 2, 3:20
Rizvan Kuniev def. Hugo Cunha by way of TKO (punches) — Spherical 1, 4:59
Cortavious Romious def. Michael Imperato by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Torrez Finney def. Cameron Rowston by way of unanimous choice (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Cody Haddon def. Billy Model by way of submission (rear-naked choke) — Spherical 1, 3:09
